1929 (2 Aug) first flight cover "Poste Vaticane", all-Vatican franking to Vienna, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk (5 Aug), only five carried
Estimate: $1000
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
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Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
We are pleased to present our November 29-30 sale, with 1,504 lots, including part one of the Heinz Gappe (HGI Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order.
Heinz was well known to Aerophilatelists, having been active in this field since the 1960s and amassed a wonderful holding of this ever-popular and exciting area.
There are selections of attractive United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, with many interesting flight covers.
As always, the sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. The sale concludes with 165+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, including groups of the ex-Gappe stock.
The entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded.
A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
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Lot #1302 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
Lot #1303 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1929 (10 Dec) first flight cover to Tunisia, mixed franking with Italian adhesives, v.f., only 55 flown
Estimate: $150
Lot #1304 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1930 (12 Mar) first flight cover to Genova, mixed franking with Italy 50c Air Post (First Day of Issue), v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #1305 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1931 (15 Jan) first flight card (Crociera Aerea), all Vatican franking to Cagliari, Sardinia, v.f., only 41 carried
Estimate: $150
Lot #1306 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1931 (7 Mar) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesives to Assiut, Egypt, v.f., with Alexandria transit and Asyut arrival pmks, v.f., only 10 carried
Estimate: $500
Lot #1307 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1931 (1 Apr) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesive to Berlin, fine, only 48 carried
Estimate: $150
Lot #1308 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1932 (29 Apr) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesives (30 Apr) Rome to Gibraltar, fine, only 14 carried
Estimate: $500
Lot #1309 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1933 (31 May) first flight, all Vatican franking to Salonika, faint Greek cachet on front, Athens transit and Salonika arrival pmks, v.f., only 51 carried
Estimate: $500
Lot #1310 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1934 (7 July) cover franked with 25c and additional Italian Air Mails, canceled Rome, intended for inclusion on the Zeppelin voyage to Rio de Janeiro, placed instead on the Condor Catapult in Stuttgart (7.7.34), with arrival in Brazil on 12 July, some toning, otherwise fine, undoubtedly rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #1311 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1934 (25 Jan) Rome to Casablanca flight, mixed franking with Italian special issue single, registered card, with special Roma-Buenos Aires cachet, transit and arrival markings, v.f., rare, with 1985 Colla certificate (Sass. GP68),
Cat. Val. €2,500
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1312 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1934 (9 Nov) Rome to Mogadiscio flight cover with Vatican only franking, cancelled 9.11.34, with special "Volo Postale Roma-Mogadiscio" cachet, addressed to Tobruk, but without the arrival postmark, v.f., rare
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1313 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1935 (23 Feb) first flight cover to Leopoldville, Belgian Congo, card with attractive franking, registered and flown via Rome and Marseille, with green cachet applied on each side, backstamped on arrival, signed Victor Nawratil
Estimate: $150
Lot #1314 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1935 (29 July) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesive, Inaugural flight to Lyon, v.f., only 10 carried
Estimate: $250
Lot #1315 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1939 (21 Dec) first flight cover Rome to Rio de Janeiro, via "Lati", with New York transit, Pernambuco arrival pmks, fine, apparently the only known cover carried on this flight
Estimate: $250
Lot #1316 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1939 (20 Dec) first flight card, all Vatican franking to Bahia, Brazil, boxed "Via Lati" handstamp and label (partly torn on top), arrival Bahia 24 December, sent back to Vatican, v.f., only 3 carried
Estimate: $500
Lot #1317 - VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1950 official diplomatic mail "Nunciatura Apostolica" corner cachet cover from Lima Peru to New York, appropriate cachets, tape stains, otherwise fine
Estimate: $150
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